Of the four presidents honored on Mount Rushmore in the world’s largest sculpture, Theodore Roosevelt must be ranked as the most vigorous and multi-faceted.
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11/27/23
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We are told that America is getting a complete makeover.
It seems to me that, one by one, each major organization is being corrupted. I don’t understand how they agree to …
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11/27/23
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Despite Thanksgiving falling early this year, we’ve launched quickly in the Christmas tree selling season, which is always a busy but fun time for our family. In many cases, we see friends and …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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11/27/23
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Happy Thanksgiving weekend from Hills & Valleys! In honor of this most American of holidays, and with an eye to a great Christmas season ahead, my gift to you is a smattering of light verse …
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By Brian Mittge
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11/24/23
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It was a surprise and disappointment to recently to see where the jail has now restricted booking status.
Meaning, sadly, some people who should go to jail, aren’t. I thought once …
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By John McCroskey
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11/24/23
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I love the fall colors.
Growing up in Colorado, fall was always my favorite time of year. The colors were so vivid, and the air was crisp. My favorite color has always been red.
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By Richard Stride
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11/24/23
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November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize and honor caregivers, raise awareness around caregiving issues, educate communities and work to increase support for our nation's …
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By Gretchen Staebler
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11/21/23
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As we prepare for the upcoming holidays, we must be grateful for what we have and focus on our needs rather than fixate on what we want and crave. Being thankful starts with an appreciation of why …
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By Don Brunell
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11/21/23
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The folks running Washington state’s WA Cares Fund, which taxes low- and high-income workers 58 cents for every $100 they make, hosted a webinar recently talking about how people can plan for …
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Elizabeth Hovde / Washington Policy Center
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11/21/23
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Editor's note: This commentary was published alongside Julie McDonald's Nov. 20 column, " Celebrating with thanks — and a bit of grief ," which can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/2f2r3nva …
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By Julie McDonald / The Chronicle
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11/20/23
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Thanksgiving this year heralds a time of great joy as our family celebrates its first holiday with my great-niece who was born in August, but a sting of sadness lingers as we remember her big brother …
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11/20/23
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It was a half hour past midnight on Friday morning, and Mindy Lindbergh was worried.
She had just seen a Facebook post warning that two horses, one of them a huge draft horse, were …
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By Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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11/17/23
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While the last veterans who survived the “surprise” Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor are dwindling rapidly, we cannot let their sacrifices and the memories of that horrific day that …
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By Don Brunell
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11/17/23
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I recently received my first jury summons since I moved to Lewis County.
I noticed, and I found it odd after I thought about it, that returning the mandatory jury questionnaire required …
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11/15/23
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Americans have now had eight years of Donald Trump and Trumpism. He has fostered the extremist MAGA movement that imperils our democracy as attested to not by Democrats, but by people who worked …
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11/15/23
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What if you had a printing press in your basement and you could print $100 bills, as many as you wanted, legally? The U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, says Congress has the power “to …
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11/15/23
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Letter writer Ray Chapman-Wilson claims we can’t protect children by “rating” books, and that the expense of doing so would be better applied toward eradicating poverty.
Two …
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11/15/23
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Apparently, our Lewis County assessor hasn’t seen a newspaper, watched TV or spoken to a human being in two years.
I received our annual tax assessment yesterday. Our assessor …
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11/15/23
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Lawmakers: Our nation is perched on the precipice of a totalitarian takeover of our form of government and the complete destruction of our history and culture. We are engaged in a cultural war to …
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11/15/23
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Editor’s note: This editorial has been updated to correct and clarify that a letter sent to the Governor’s Office by local police chiefs requesting further investigation at Green Hill …
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By The Chronicle Editorial Board
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11/13/23
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